Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Page 167, July 2006

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Some of the most profound recent changes in oncology are technological advancements. While new therapeutic agents frequently are discussed in these pages, we have also devoted issues to new modalities of radiotherapy1, 2 and surgery.3, 4 This issue continues that trend. Dr. Kane and colleagues from UCSF provide the most recent data and techniques on minimally invasive approaches to renal neoplasms. For those of us who are (a) older; and (b) not surgeons, it is an eye-opening introduction to how far things have come since medical school. Clearly, our patients are better served by such techniques.

The Editors make every effort to span the entire spectrum of oncology care in the topics discussed in this journal. Last year, head and neck surgeons contributed a monograph; this issue was provided by urologic oncologists. If readers have any proposals for potential topics, please feel free to contact us, or our Managing Editor, Kate Williamson. Kate may be reached at K.Williamson@elsevier.com.

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  1. Esiashvili N , Koshy M , Landry J . Intensity-modulated radiation therapy . Curr Probl Cancer . 2004;28:47–84
  2. Timmerman RD , Kavanagh BD . Stereotactic body radiation therapy . Curr Probl Cancer . 2005;29:120–157
  3. Zmora O , Wexner SD . Part I. Laparoscopic surgery for colon and rectal cancer . Curr Probl Cancer . 2001;25:286–309
  4. Moore BA , Holsinger FC , Diaz EM , Weber RS . Organ-preservation laryngeal surgery in the era of chemoradiation . Curr Probl Cancer . 2005;29:169–179

PII: S0147-0272(06)00034-1

doi:10.1016/j.currproblcancer.2006.06.002

Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 30, Issue 4 , Page 167, July 2006

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